Mexican americans and historical trauma theory: A theoretical perspective

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 330-340

  Estrada, Antonio L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Historical trauma; Mexican Americans; Stress

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; HEALTH; HISPANIC; HISTORICAL PERIOD; HISTORICAL TRAUMA THEORY; MEXICO; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPAIN; THEORY; UNITED STATES; ADULT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MEXICAN AMERICAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; FEMALE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71149111666     PISSN: 15332640     EISSN: 15332659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332640903110500     Document Type: Review

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